Bar Council Chairman Calls for Protection for Legal Aid at Vienna Conference – The Bar Council

Posted February 15th, 2010 in legal aid, press releases, rule of law by sally

“Speaking in Vienna today at the 38th Annual Conference of European Bar Leaders, the Chairman of the Bar, Nicholas Green QC said the latest round of proposed cuts in criminal legal aid in England and Wales, coupled with the absence of a clear strategic vision for the future of legal aid were placing the country’s justice system at risk.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 12th February 2010

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk